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Today we are beginning our series of  small, steady, concrete steps that you can take in order to build a foundation for an improved family life and homeschooling success. In the past, I have often talked about how the foundation for the family begins with you, your attitude, where you are and how to work with personal, internal development.  I still think this is true and vitally important, but in this series I actually want to start with some of the outward things.  Perhaps having a small taste of success with some of these outward tasks will suit many of you and provide inspiration to tackle more regarding personal development in the future.  Having the outward things in order can be a springboard toward honing  the internal qualities that make family life successful.

Our one small step for today is to make time to review your commitments outside the home and, if you are not single, to talk about your commitments to your spouse or partner. Work together to form what you will participate in outside of your home.

I want to start here  because in order  to really improve things around your home and in your life, you will actually have to be at home, to really be present,  and not be pulled in fifty thousand directions.  Continue reading →